Top 10 Private Islands – Sunset.com. “Patos Island is the San Juan you haven’t heard of—probably because the only way to get there is to charter a boat to its unnamed beaches and seven campsites ($12/night). Walk the 1.5-mile forested loop trail, check out the tidepools, pick blackberries, or just relax on a bluff.” This? Sounds perfect. Wonder if they have glamping.

WanderChow – I did not know about Brookings. I will have to look into this. Need sunshine badly.

Seanna Lea – Glamping is, to the best of my knowledge, “glamour camping” and usually involves a framed tent with a real bed, a “comfort station”, or, indoor heated bathrooms, lots of gourmet type foods in the camp store and pretty pretty things all around. It’s resort camping. It’s more expensive than regular camping but I’m all for it as I don’t actually enjoy down and dirty camping (or showering with bugs, or not showering). The island I talked about definitely wouldn’t have a set up like that. This past weekend I decided I don’t like camping but I do like cabin-ing.

I’ve stayed at Doe Bay, it’s nice. The yurts/domes definitely don’t work out as glamping. (My definition: Did I shower with bugs? Yes.) However the cabins are really comfortable. And the hot tubs with a view of the sound are fabulous many times over.

I am also a cabining fan over camping. One step above cabins is a lodge! My favorite place to stop in the northwest is the Lake Quinault Lodge which is in the Olympic National Parks (in WA). It has the feel of an old timey lodge but with modern conveniences. There’s something about it that I love, the great entrance with the roaring fire and the canoes all lined up on the lakeshore by the expansive lawn. It is a bit more expensive than camping or even glamping but they often offer specials on their website which also offers easy reservations. There’s a whole chain of these concession lodges in the Olympic and I’ve also tried Kalaloch and loved it. You can make a whole week of it hopping around the park. Also, this area is where Twilight is based so if you are a fan there’s a bonus.

Dottie – We have yet to stay in one of the lodges out on the peninsula but we did look at them for a trip recently. I hope to do that soon. We went through Forks before the Twilight thing hit, it would be interesting to drive through there now and see how things have changed.

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Hi, I'm Megan. I live in Seattle with Scott. I make stuff and give you tutorials on how to make it too. I also keep a blog of what I'm up to and links to good stuff from all over.